8
deadly(adjective, bad, evil, cruel, unkind)
7
calamitous(adjective, bad, severe, unhappy, awful)
7
disastrous(adjective, bad, unhappy, inappropriate, adverse)
7
fatal(adjective, bad, evil, harmful, dangerous)
7
malignant(adjective, bad, negative, vile, hateful)
7
negative(adjective, harmful, injurious, unfavorable, disapproving)
7
not good
7
wounding(verb, adjective, awful, terrible, cruel)
6
catastrophic(adjective, harmful, injurious, deadly, destructive)
6
devastating(adjective, bad, evil, harmful, injurious)
6
disturbing(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful, unfavorable)
6
lethal(adjective, bad, harmful, dangerous, injurious)
6
poisonous(adjective, bad, evil, offensive, cruel)
6
toxic(adjective, bad, harmful, dangerous, injurious)
5
cataclysmic(adjective, harmful, injurious, deadly, destructive)
5
distressing(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
5
grievous(adjective, severe, painful)
5
inimical(adjective, negative, harmful, injurious, unfavorable)
5
malign
5
marring(verb, blemishing)
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